20(1)Subsection 1(1) of the Mental Health Act, chapter M-10 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is amended in the definition “nearest relative” by adding after paragraph (a.1) the following:
(a.2)
if none, the proxy under the Advance Health Care Directives Act, or
20(2)Section 8.6 of the Act is amended
(a)
in subsection (1) by adding after paragraph (b.1) the following:
(b.2)
the patient’s proxy under the Advance Health Care Directives Act;
(b)
in subsection (2) by adding after paragraph (b.1) the following:
(b.2)
the patient’s proxy under the Advance Health Care Directives Act;